Georgia Militia Heads to Washington for 1913 Inauguration
Georgia mobilizes a large contingent for Woodrow Wilsons inauguration with battalions from Atlanta Columbus Macon and Rome en route by Seaboard and Atlanta West Point lines. The 17th Infantry regulars plus cavalry and bands converge in Washington for the ceremony.
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Georgia
National Capital
Georgia Military Academy
Washington
Atlanta
Cheorgia
Macona
Lloyd Rifles
Hussars
Drum Corpa
Terminal Station
Seaboard
Wort Valley
Macon
John W. Blount
Central ofAmergia
W. B. Gresham
West Point
Columbus
Americus
Mecca
Rome
Floyd County
Mi Vicin
Ae Wellua
Eshertag
Yom Grifin-town
Augusta
Prisners
Rede Gyoves
Thirty Steamers Frozen in Riga Ice Crisis
Riga March 1. Over thirty steamers were frozen fast in the air as ice formed around the vessels. Rescue tugs have been dispatched to the scene to extricate them from the perilous position.
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Riga
Russia
Gentry Is Elected Southern Bell Head
The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph stockholders’ meeting in New York last Thursday re elected Gentry as president with Epps Brown as vice president and general manager J M B Hoxsey as vice president and treasurer and all other officers. Officers’ reports showed progress in telephone development in the south and a continued policy to extend lines into undeveloped areas encouraging farmers to build lines and join the Bell system.
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Gentry
Epps Brown
J. M. B. Hoxsey
Messrs. Gentry
Brown
Bell System
Bryan’s Motor Car Collides With Hack In Columbia
William Jennings Bryan escaped injury when his car struck a hack tonight in Columbia on the way to his hotel. The hack driver was bruised but not seriously hurt. Bryan had just arrived from Jacksonville and spoke here on The Signs of the Times under the Columbia Young Men's Christian Association and later addressed the legislature on obedience to the mandates of the people.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Ality
Jacksonville
Fla
Columbia Young Men
Columbia
Bank Short $4500 in Selma Penny Savings Bank
Investigation by state officials found a shortage of 4500 dollars at the Alabama Penny Savings Bank of Selma. The bank’s black paying teller Rh Ww lunter is reported missing, with a reward offered for his arrest and detention.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama Penny Savings Bank of
Rh Wwlunter
Bond for Labor Leaders In Bond Yet Unselected
Chicago reports that San Francisco labor leaders convicted in Indianapolis dynamite cases will be released on bond tomorrow from Leavenworth. A $60,000 bond raised in San Francisco was approved by Judge Kohlsaat in federal court, leaving nine convicted labor men still in prison unable to obtain bonds.
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Chicago
Olal
Eugene A. Clancy
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Leaven- Worth
Kohlsaat
Fatal train accident near Danville Virginia
William Bf. Poteat, a 43 year old white man, was struck and killed by a southbound passenger train in Danville on March 1 while attempting to remove a handcar from the tracks to avert a wreck. A Black handcar crew jumped clear but Poteat was fatally injured.
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Danville
William Bf. Toteat
Poteat
Revival At First Methodist Church Draws Large Crowds
Special report from Winder Georgia notes one of the area’s most successful revivals at the First Methodist Church. Preacher Fur ther Bridgers delivers strong gospel messages drawing big morning and night crowds. After another week, the evangelist moves to Atlanta to lead singing at the Atlanta Blue conference.
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Winder
First Methodist Church
Bridgers
Qeeeers
Atlanta
Peppers in the Parson's Sock and Cold Feet Remedy
Jona H. Simpson recounts an anecdote from Broad Creek ARP, describing how Mrs Lackey advised stuffing socks with ground red pepper to keep feet warm on a North Carolina journey to Lexington. The tale includes a second Arkansas testimony about pepper pads curing cold feet and causing hot feet at night.
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Broad Creek
Jona H. Simpson
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Lexington
Arkansas
Monticello
Teachim
Cascarets Promote Health by Cleansing Digestive System
A vintage advertisement promises relief from headaches biliousness and sluggish bowels by cleansing the stomach liver and bowels. It touts Cascarets as a gentle 10 cent remedy that clears the head keeps the stomach sweet and makes the body feel cheerful for months, including a note about children’s insides.
Gold Medal Given Rostron For Titanic Rescue
President Taft awarded Captain Arthur H. Rostron the congressional gold medal for saving Titanic survivors aboard the Carpathia and bringing them to New York. Rostron expressed thanks as Ambassador Bryce presented the American cross of honor at the British embassy.
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Washington
Taft
Arthur H. Rostron
Congress
New York
Senate
Ros
England
Rostron
Ambassador Bryce
White House
Hostron
Atlantas Aid Widow of Brave Fireman Grows Fund
The Gillespie benefit fund in Atlanta rose to 479 dollars on Saturday as residents contributed to support the widow Mrs James T Gillespie of 26 St Paul avenue and her two fatherless children. Subscriptions were collected by Clef Jentzen and aides in the sanitary department and by workers at the Terminal depot including Charlie Griffin and C D Philips who gathered a five dollar freewill offering for Mrs Gillespie and her children.
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Gillespie
Atlanta
James T. Gillespie
St. Paul Avenue
Clef Jentzen
Sanitary Department
Charlie Griffin
C. D. Phillips
Godawater
James I. Gillespie
Good Roads Expert to Sue Cobb for $15 000 Damages
Washington Georgia March 1 Special Cobb the baseball star may face a $15 000 damages suit from John W Callaway Wilkes County roads commissioner over alleged false reports about Georgia roads Cobb says his trip from Augusta to Royston was marred by muddy Wilkes County roads but a county review shows he did not enter Wilkes in two years Callaway plans to sue for harm to his road reputation while Cobb contemplates a possible Detroit contract
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Washington
Wilkes County
Tyrus Flaymond Cobb
John W. Calan Way
Augusta
Royston
Red Hills
Georgia
Athens
Cobb
Mr. Callaway
Bis
Peach
Pccm
Detroit
Rebels Jong Huerta's Forces In Coahuila Campaign
General Aubert will command about 6,000 troops after adding 1,200 seasoned loyalists under Cheche Campos from Torreon. Carranza's rebel faction is reported to hold 2,000 men in Coahuila, with Alberto Guajardo joining their ranks at La Esperanzas and Musquiz. Francisco Villa has re entered Mexico and may link with Maytorena in Sonora as authorities note 3,500 rebels surrendered in Puebla and Vera Cruz. Felipe Angeles, named Belgian military attache, faces charges over Garduna's execution. Fuentes flees with state funds after losing Ameca Montes.
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Moezico City
Cheche Campos
Orozco
Aubert
Carranza
Coahuila
War Department
Torreon
Alberto Guajnardo
Esperanzas
Musquiz
Abuita
Villa
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Maytorena
Sonora
Agua Prieta
Nacozari
Fronterna
Puebla
Vera Cruz
Felipe Angeles
Belgium
Miguel Garduna
Garduna
Amnesca Montes
Fuentes
Rebels Burau Records Zapatiatas encamped at Cuajimalpa
Rebels encamped at Cuajimalpa burned public records disarmed police and sacked houses last night amid suspicions the government sought to stall peace talks. Reports say a junta may be formed by Ernesto Raoul and Cemillo Madero and friends, prompting government debate on extradi tion for alleged involvement in crimes. Manuel Bonilla, former minister of communications, arrested at Manzanillo will be brought to the capital to answer for allegedly ordering the execution of Coronel Morelos.
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Burau
Zapatiatas
Cuajimalpa
Federal District
Iat
Ernesto Raoul
Cemillo Madero
Madero
Manuel Bonilla
Manzanillo
Coronel Morelos
Sinalos
Madera
San Antonio
Havana
Raoul
Emilio Madero
Parral
Chihuahua
Mexican Central Railway
Jiminez
Orozco
Bwubata
el Paso
Texas
Ojinaga
Wavana
London Aims Pacified Peace Talks With European Powers
London reports the Tarkdiah government will abandon prohibitive stipulations and place peace terms in European hands. If Turkey agrees, direct peace negotiations may resume swiftly, with a strong prospect of an early settlement.
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London
Turkey
Titanic Survivors Wed at New York Court
March 1 report notes two Titanic survivors, Karl Bal and a partner, saved in the same lifeboat. The item mentions Inez Salazar as a commander figure unrelated to the ship tale, with disjointed references to Mexican revolutionary leaders Orozco and Huerta and plans about a western uprising, including provisional cabinet details and a congress at Ahamsada.
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New York
Karl H. Bal
Lawe
Inez Salazar
Guadaloupe
Geneeral Orozco
Alacar
Orozco
Madero
Jose Cordova
Ree
Huerta
Manual Graza
Aldane
Wil
Ben. Antonio
Texas
Abumadz
Ahamsada
All Revolutionary Intera
Lung Trouble Yielded To This Medicine
A 1908 testimonial from A C Bettersworth in Bowling Green Kentucky praising Jackman’s Alterative for bronchial and lung troubles. It claims rapid improvement after one week and several bottles, asserting it cures lung disease if not in the final stage. The ad lists bronchi tis, asthma, hay fever, throat and lung issues and notes no poisons or habit forming drugs.
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Tuckman
Bettersworth
Bowling Green
James Deering
Gleagow Junction
Abe
Eckman
A. C. Bettersworth
Jackman
Jacobs
Dru
Bekman
Laborat Ee Saad
Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Gentle Laxative Action
A historic advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a natural gentle liver and bowel cleanser. It claims no griping, uses figs and senna, and urges readers to ask for the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product rather than imitations.
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Izzy
California
D D D Skin Cure Advertises Free First Bottle
An early 20th century ad promotes D D D Skin Cure for eczema and scalp disorders. It claims germs beneath the skin cause disease and that D D D destroys these germs, offering a free full-size bottle to prove its effectiveness. Jacobs' Pharmacies appears as the seller.
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D.D.D
Aida
Jacobs’ ‘Pharmacies
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